Neck-yoke



(No Mudel.)

M. V. LONGSWORTH.

NECK YOKE,

Patented Apr 8', 1884.

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UNITED STATES MIROiN V. LONGSWORTH, OF DELPHOS, OHIO.

NECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,589, dated April 8,1884.

Application filed February 4, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIRON V. Loncswonrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Delphos, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Yokes; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is arep'resentation of this invention and is afront view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a front view, partlyin section. Fig. 4 is a detail showing a perspective view of the twoplates fitted together.

This invention has relation to neck-yoke centers; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of a clamping device, whereby theleather center is secured to the yoke-bar, and in the combination, withthe leather center, of front and rear clamp-plates and ihstening boltsor screws, all as hereinafter set forth. r

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates aneck-yokecenter,made of leather in the ordinary manner, and having the sleeveportion B adapted to he slipped on the yokebar 0 to the middle thereof,where it is seated in a circumscribing recess or channel, D, be-

tween shoulders E ofsa'id bar.

In order to tighten and secure the sleeve portion of the leather centerupon the bar, it

has heretofore been customary to sew it in place. The object of thisinvention is to avoid this operation, and to provide a neater andstronger fastening, which is also more readily applied. 1 have thereforedevised an elongated inetallic clamp for this purpose, which consists,as usually constructed, of two elongated and perforated plates and twobolts or screws. The front plate, F, is formed with inwardly-turned endflanges, G, the upper edges of which are beveled or made concave, or inshape to fit neatly up into the recess of the yoke'bar or against theshoulders thereof. The inner upper portion of the body of the plate isbeveled longitudinally, as at H, so that it will correspond in form tothe recess or center seat of the bar, and will fit snugly against theleather sleeve of said center when in position thereon. The back plate,K, is similarly beveled along the inside of its upper edge, as at L, andit is provided with lugs or projections P, which project over the earsor flanges G of the front plate, and serve as guiding-catches to holdthe plate in proper position with relation'to the front plate and to theleather center until the fastening-bolts Z are passed through theperforations m of the plates and through apertures in the leather centerand tightened up.

In some instances I may provide a lining, c, of sheet-metal, to beplaced inside the sleeve of the leather center, the end flanges of saidlining projecting out-ward betweentheleather walls sufficiently forperforations made therein, as at s, to engage the fastening bolts orscrews.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. The combination, with a leather neckyolie center, oi the rectangularelongated clampingplate F, having end flanges, G, the plate K, havinglugs P, with perforations m, and bolts or screws, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination, with the elongated clamping-plate F, having itsinner edge beveled, as shown, and provided with the end flanges, G,having their inner edges beveled, the plate K, having its inner edgebeveled, and the respective plateshaving vertical perforations, theyoke-bar 0, having its central portion recessed and provided withannular shoulders E, the leather center, and bolts or screws,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MIRON V. "LONGSWORTH. WVitnesses:

HORACE A. BEEvE, FRED. P. BUETNER.

